ihrcgardner Inventory of the Gardner, Massachusetts Finnish Socialist Chapter Records, 1905-1966. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, April 07, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries June 3, 2004

Univesity of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Felicity HansonJune 3, 2004 English Gardner, Massachusetts Finnish Socialist Chapter. Archive. Gardner, Massachusetts Finnish Socialist Chapter Records, 1905-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 4 microfilm reels. FIN In Finnish. Biographical/Historical Note

The Gardner, Massachusetts, Finnish Socialist Chapter was founded in 1905 as an independent workers' club. Shortly thereafter it joined the Finnish American Workers' League Imatra, a shortlived nation-wide movement patterned after the Imatra Society of New York. The League promoted mutual aid and cultural activities. The Gardner group left the Imatra League in 1906, joined the Socialist Party, and became a Finnish Socialist chapter of the Finnish Socialist Federation. The suborganizations of the Gardner Chapter included a drama society, entertainment committee, sewing circle, band, choir, lending library, young people's league, and a gymnastics group.

Scope and Content

Records (1905-1966) of the Gardner, Massachusetts Finnish Socialist Chapter Archive consist of chapter minutes and minutes of the chapter's suborganization.

No inventory available.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Gardner, Massachusetts Finnish Socialist Chapter.Socialist Party (U.S.). Finnish FederationFinnish Socialist Federation. Corporate minutes. Finnish American socialists.Finnish Americans--Massachusetts--Gardner--Political activity.Halls--Massachusetts--Gardner.Finnish American theater.Ethnic theater.Finnish Americans--Massachusetts--Gardner--Societies, etc.Finnish Americans--Music.